Vocab Flashcards

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin; wasted away

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Clangor

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A loud ringing sound or to make a loud ringing noise

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Gauge

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Estimate

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Gored

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Pierced or wounded as if with a horn or tusk

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Gourd

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A melon pumpkin squash or some similar fruit having a hard rind

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Grudgingly

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In an unenthusiastic or resentful way

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Lumbered

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Move heavily

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Monotonous

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Always the same; not varying; boring

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Pronunciation

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Accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language

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Rebels

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Individuals who reject societies approved goals and means who instead of Create and work toward their own (sometimes revolutionary) goals using new means

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Refugee

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A person who has to leave his or her country to find safety

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Relentless

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Unyielding; harsh without pity

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Scythed

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Was cut by hand, using a tool consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to handle

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Shanty

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A makeshift shelter built out of packing boxes, scrap, lumber and other random items

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Solemn

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Not cheerful or smiling; serious; gloomy

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